Shivneri

( Birth Place Of Shivaji Maharaj )

HISTORY

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj - The name itself speak out the history. The total Maratha history is focused on this great person only. The creator of Hindi Swaraj was born here in 1627. He lived his childhood here and played here with his friends. The fort today also speaks out the greatest Maratha.

The fort is huge one and with good height. Because of it's uniqueness and difficult to reach , Shahaji - father of Shivaji - kept his wife - Jijabai during her pregnancy. The fort is tough to climb from the hills. But the normal road is comparatively simple through a bit time consuming. This road has 7 doors till one reaches the actual fort. The temple of 'Devi Shivai' is in between and which is very old. After the name of this goddess , Shivaji was named. The temple is very beautiful.

Shivneri is famous for Shivaji's birth. The birth - place of Shivaji is auspicious one and easily memorise the period. The building and the surroundings are worth to see. The other places to visit in Shivneri are 'Kaman Take' , 'Kadelot Tok' , 'Koli Chouthara ' and 'Dongarmatha' (the top of the fort). One can see various places like Khodad, Arvi and Kukadi dam nearby, in the same trip.
Truly, a place where one can remember Shivaji Maharaj and his childhood.


DESCRIPTION OF TREK :

The fort can be reached by two ways ;

RAJMARG
Its also called as Sat Darwajachi Wat. This is the easy route ever,this route is amazingly maintain and new construction are done to develop shivneri.













2. SAKHALI WAT
This is the shortest secret route to the fort that takes you through the 15 Feet Rock Patch. The Rock patch has been carved steps and railings. This takes you on the fort near SHIVKUNJ in 45 min.Beginners may feel little afraid on the rock patch to see the valley below.













MAP


Fascinating Spots

The fort has a significant shape, like an arrowhead, pointing towards the north. Someone has described this as an arrow pointing towards the tyrant Moguls of north, threatening about Shivaji Maharaj. It is surrounded by about 7-8 forts in the region, and was built to guard the city of Junnar and the ancient route of Naneghat. From the top of the fort we can have a view of Lenyadri, a famous pilgrimage and the Giant Meteoric Radio Telescopes of Narayangaon.


1)Shiv Janmasthan:

This is the place on the fort where the birth of Shivaji Maharaj took place. This place is named as Shiv Mandir. Ahead of Shiv Mandir there is a huge water tank.













2) Kadelot point :


This is the place where prisoners were punished by throwing them down the fort. This point is on the northern end of the fort.

3)Shiv Kunj :

Shiv Kunj is a monument constructed by the state government, in honor of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Inside Shiv Kunj there is an idol of Bal Shivaji and Jijabai made of “Panchdhatu” (An alloy of 5 metals.)

4) Kamani Masjid :



In front of Shiv Kunj on can see this Kamani Masjid. It might have been named Kamani because the top of this structure is like bow that is called as Kaman in Hindi. On the east-facing wall there is an inscription in Urdu.

5) Ganga Jamuna :

These are the water cisterns behind the Shiv Kunj. Water in these cisterns is potable. On whole of Shivneri there are more than 10 water tanks.

6) Koli Chauthara


This monument is built in the place where Mughals killed thousands of Koli soldiers in the year 1650.

7) Ambarkhana :



Every fort needs to have a warehouse for its storage of grains and food products. Ambarkhana is the place where huge amount of grain can be stored. The caretakers here keep this place very clean.When descending/ascending through the way near Ambarkhana all the seven doors of the fort can be visited. These doors help us to imagine the strength this fort would have given to its defender. The sequence of these doors is as follows


LETS TAKE SOME VIEW OF SHIVNERI

SHIV MANDIR


















LONG VIEW OF SHIVNERI


VIEW FROM SHIVNERI